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Egg Allergy or Egg Intolerance: Symptoms & Treatment

Apr 8, 2021 · Chris Iliades, MD · Gluten Free & Food Allergies

Egg allergy affects about two percent of children. About 70 percent of children outgrow this allergy by age 16. [1] Egg allergy is one of the most common food allergies along with milk, peanuts, and shellfish. If you have an egg allergy, there is always a danger that even a … Read More

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Best Foods for Gut Health

Apr 8, 2021 · Chris Iliades, MD · Gluten Free & Food Allergies

When you think about gut health, you are thinking about the last part of your digestive system, called your colon. Both the foods you eat and the foods you avoid affect your gut health. Eating for a healthy colon can help you avoid gut problems like colon cancer, inflammatory bowel … Read More

Can Stress Cause Diarrhea? The Gut-Brain Connection

Apr 8, 2021 · Chris Iliades, MD · Gluten Free & Food Allergies

If you have ever experienced “butterflies in your stomach” or felt like your guts were “tied up in knots” while under stress, you have experienced the gut-brain connection. [1] According to the Cleveland Clinic, stress can cause diarrhea, it can also cause other symptoms of GI distress like bloating, belly … Read More

Can Allergies Make You Tired?

Mar 25, 2021 · Chris Iliades, MD · Gluten Free & Food Allergies

A flare up of allergy symptoms can happen any time of year. In fact, about two-thirds of people who have seasonal allergy, actually have allergy symptoms all year, although they may not be as obvious. Symptoms like cough and congestion may be caused by winter or indoor allergies like pets, … Read More

Is There a SIBO Diet That Will Help My Symptoms?

Mar 25, 2021 · Chris Iliades, MD · Gluten Free & Food Allergies

SIBO treatment (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth) is often needed for many people with chronic gas, bloating, and Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is a medical condition caused by abnormal types and amounts of bacteria growing in your small intestine. Your small intestine is the part of your digestive system between … Read More

Is H. pylori Contagious? Prevention & Treatment Protocol for H. Pylori

Mar 25, 2021 · Chris Iliades, MD · Gluten Free & Food Allergies

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) are bacteria that grow in the mucous layer of your stomach. Almost everyone with this infection has some inflammation of the stomach called gastritis, but the inflammation is usually not serious enough to cause symptoms or complications like a stomach ulcer. Long-term infection has been linked … Read More

The New Blood Pressure Chart: Where Do Your Numbers Fit?

Feb 2, 2021 · Chris Iliades, MD · Gluten Free & Food Allergies

High blood pressure – hypertension – used to be when your blood pressure was consistently 140 over 90 or higher. In 2017, the American Heart Association (AHA) lowered the number to 130 over 80 and changed the blood pressure chart categories. [1] The only way to know if you have … Read More

What to Know About NAC Supplements

Jan 20, 2021 · Chris Iliades, MD · Gluten Free & Food Allergies

NAC, the acronym for N-acetylcysteine, is used as both a prescription medication and an over-the-counter supplement. As a medication, NAC has proven benefits for preventing liver damage caused by an overdose of acetaminophen (Tylenol). It is also used as a medication to break up mucous in the lungs, although the … Read More

What is GABA Deficiency?

Jan 19, 2021 · Chris Iliades, MD · Gluten Free & Food Allergies

If you Google "GABA deficiency," the only recognized medical condition you will find is GABA-transaminase deficiency, which is an extremely rare genetic disorder that is not survivable. [1] GABA deficiency is not a recognized deficiency like vitamin D or calcium deficiency that you can test for and correct with a … Read More

Common BPA Sources—And How to Avoid Them

Jan 18, 2021 · Chris Iliades, MD · Gluten Free & Food Allergies

Bisphenol A (BPA) is an industrial chemical that has been used since the 1960s in plastics and food containers. [1] Although its use has declined in recent years, it had become so common that a CDC study in 2004 found BPA in 93 percent of urine samples from people over … Read More

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